When did the revolution end?
I remember Jack...Jack Kennedy on a warm Texas day
They came and took him
yeah They did
The riots on Columbia University's campus
Looong before Rodney King
Abner Louima
Marching in Washington, chocolate city
Oh, they took Malcolm too... now the brother's want him back
too late
Do you remember my brother's Huey and Bobby
What they stood for
Went to jail for
I remember I.S.320, me a jr. Black Panther
And the A&P demonstration in Fort Greene
Boom
We didn't do it.... But who
I bet they know
they sure do
High School went fast as I remembered Bobby Kennedy...
Remember Martin... and his dream
I had a dream
Marched on D.C./ again... for Black Solidarity
Read the last poets... not for the last time/nor the first
But somewhere along the way....
The revolution had died
Nobody told me
When did the revolution end?
Did they have to take Diallo?
Please.... does anyone know?
They do
This poem is dedicated to Prof. James A. Emanuel, I'll never forget.
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Submitted on July 27, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Stanza Lengths | 18, 11, 1 |
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